In June, 2019, SOM will participate in the London Festival of Architecture, the world’s biggest annual architecture festival. On Saturdays throughout the month, SOM architects will lead tours of The Stratford Hotel & Lofts at Manhattan Loft Gardens. Together with the Manhattan Loft Corporation, SOM architects will share insight on the design of the 42-story building. … Continued
Old Town is where Shanghai began as a fishing village in the 13th century, and it retains some of the city’s oldest neighborhoods inside the former wall boundary. Yet these low-rise, tightly packed residential areas are in poor condition and in danger of redevelopment… The 380-acre Old Town Master Plan brings strategic regeneration, new public … Continued
Members of the local design community share the city’s must-visit restaurants, bars, shops, and hidden gems. . . . Scott Duncan, SOM design partnerIn the Old Town Triangle, you’ll find a flower shop called A New Leaf that defies categorization—it’s like stepping into a dream. . . Julie Michiels, SOM interior design leaderFor urban explorers, … Continued
A new 68,680 sq ft primary school near the south shore of the borough of Staten Island, in New York City, will be the first net-zero energy elementary school in the state of New York. To achieve energy neutrality—harvesting as much renewable energy as it uses annually—nearly every aspect of the building’s design is dedicated … Continued
The annual Urban Land Institute (ULI) Asia Pacific Summit brings together more than 700 global decision makers from many sectors to exchange ideas on development, real estate, and the future of cities. This year’s summit focuses on “Delivering a Sustainable Future.” Three speakers will represent SOM at the conference, which is held in Shanghai. The … Continued
Five SOM projects have been chosen as winners in the Urban Land Institute (ULI) 2019 Asia Pacific Awards for Excellence. The awards program honors projects in the region that demonstrate the highest standards of land use and strengthen communities. The five SOM projects recognized by ULI are Tanjong Pagar Centre, Nex Tower, the Knowledge and … Continued
Commercial Observer caught up with T.J. Gottesdiener, an architect and managing partner in the New York office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Here’s what he told us about his favorite architecture in New York.
On Saturday, June 22nd, 2019, Design Partner Colin Koop and Associate Director Meredith Bostwick-Lorenzo Eiroa will participate in a roundtable discussion with the Learning Spaces Collaboratory (LSC). The event, titled “A Permeable Ecosystem of Space – Serving All Students,” will take place at The New School’s University Center in New York. Koop, alongside The New School’s Vice President … Continued
Board-marked concrete, cement plaster and glass form the facades of two student dormitories that Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has created for an expansive housing development at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The Tenaya Towers are part of a larger development at the central Californian university that was masterplanned by SOM, a multidisciplinary firm with offices around the globe.
Open plan. Colorful work pods. Glazed meeting rooms. Raw finishes. None of this is new when it comes to the modern workplace. But when it comes to appealing to a super young staff and daily visitors who are barely in high school, designers need to take it up another notch. The Generation Z office [designed by … Continued